“His parent’s backs had been turned for less than a minute and there were around 40 people about.

“It just goes to show how easy things like this can happen.”

The young boy was taken to hospital and remained in overnight. He is now recovering well.

Dan, who was away with his wife Louise, 37, and his two sons Alex, nine and Lukas, seven, said: “It’s not the perfect way to start the holiday, but the main thing is that the young boy is safe and well.

“People at the resort kept coming up to me and calling me a hero, which gets embarrassing.